This celebration of the style, music, and scooters features live music, special meet-ups, rides, parties, and more. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
Danielle Roth-Johnson, Ph.D., from the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender & Ethnic Studies at UNLV, is set to share "Save Our Mother! Women Working for the Environment," a presentation on women around the world who have worked to protect our health and the environment. By focusing on their life histories, you will learn about their contributions […]
This free discussion on architectural preservation in Las Vegas features a keynote by architect and writer Alan Hess. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
"Across the Tracks: A Las Vegas Westside Story" will open to the public on Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. at the Galaxy Theaters at The Boulevard Mall. Additional viewing dates and times will be announced soon. Details and ticket information will soon be available at http://Slicktion.com. The documentary produced and directed by Emmett Gates […]
The new nightly "Viva Las Vegas" Neon Museum Tour offers a cinematic journey through the glittering streets of Las Vegas with the Viva Las Vegas Movie Tour at The Neon Museum. The guided experience invites film enthusiasts and city explorers alike to delve into the iconic backdrops and neon-lit landscapes that have graced the silver […]
Las Vegas Stories is a lecture series that examines the history, people, places, and things that make Vegas home. Between 1910-1970 roughly 6 million African Americans left their homes throughout the South to rebuild their lives in states throughout the North and the West. Escaping segregation and an exploitative labor regime, Black people often sought […]
How can we protect petroglyphs, natural rock formations and landscapes, fix the damage, and preserve what little history and culture is available to pass on to our next generations? All are invited to a special presentation by Nevadans For Cultural Preservation about spotting and reporting vandalism, learning about the complex processes to restore an historic […]
The new nightly "Viva Las Vegas" Neon Museum Tour offers a cinematic journey through the glittering streets of Las Vegas with the Viva Las Vegas Movie Tour at The Neon Museum. The guided experience invites film enthusiasts and city explorers alike to delve into the iconic backdrops and neon-lit landscapes that have graced the silver […]
"Across the Tracks: A Las Vegas Westside Story" is a documentary produced and directed by Emmett Gates that explores black history in America and Las Vegas' unique role within it. From the Jim Crow laws that denied Vegas performers like Nat King Cole, Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, Sammy Davis Jr., and others from staying in […]
The Henderson Historical Society plans a Henderson Speaks Lecture Series event dedicated to the History of Wetlands Park. Guests will be asked to imagine an expansive, lush green oasis in the southeast corner of the Mojave Desert a few minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. Four unique habitats, 2,900 acres, managed wild areas, diverse habitat […]
Gangland has been dominated by men, but throughout history women have wielded subtle and not-so-subtle influence in the criminal underworld. Join The Mob Museum and Lissa Townsend Rodgers, author of the new book Shameless: Women of the Underworld, for a look into the lives of notable women who refused to sit on the sidelines of crime. Women […]
Historian and founding member of the Atomic Museum, Robert Friedrichs, will share the strange and true story of Johnston Atoll – a small uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean developed into a Naval Defensive Sea Area and Airspace Reservation during World War II, before becoming a hub for nuclear testing in the […]
This is Join a free panel discussion with 12 legendary showgirls in conjunction with the Neon Museum & the Follies Show. The List relies on you to cover our expenses and pay our hard-working curators. Become a supporter today!
Las Vegas Stories is a lecture series that examines the history, people, places, and things that make Vegas home. The Tropicana, once known as the “Tiffany of the Strip,” will close its doors on April 2 to make way for a Major League Baseball stadium. David Schwartz, writer, gaming historian, and UNLV Ombuds, will discuss […]
"They Forget, We’re People Too": Revisiting the 1969 Uprising in West Las Vegas is a lecture by Tyler D. Parry, Associate Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies. As uprisings against poverty, unemployment, and police brutality swept through the United States in the last half of the 1960s, protestors within Las Vegas’ majority-Black Westside […]
This is a Join a two-day discussion of Black Legal Futurism on Friday, April 5 and the UNLV Boyd School of Law, and Saturday, April 6 at the West Las Vegas Library. Black Legal Futurism imagines the future through the lens of people from the African diaspora. This free conference features creative discussions of creative […]
The Black Hand terrorized the Italian immigrant community in pre-Prohibition New York. These mysterious extortionists demanded money or else they would blow up a business or kidnap a child. When people did not pay, the Black Hand often followed through on its threats. New York Police formed the Italian Squad, a team of Italian detectives, […]
Mr. Freeze, from the Rock Steady Crew, displays his personal archive and photography collection sharing his experience through 40 Years Of Hip Hop History. Featuring an immersive, interactive, experience through the elements of hip hop. Curated by Shannon Dorn.
The Las Vegas Celtic Festival & Highland Games is dedicated to promoting Celtic heritage in Southern Nevada by throwing the annual Las Vegas Highland Games, an event featuring Highland Dance, Bagpipe and Drum Bands, and Heavy Athletics. The List is possible thanks to sustaining members. Join today and get cool perks!
It’s time to celebrate the history and art influenced by the Clark County Fair in this exhibit produced in partnership with 4-H Youth Development. It includes juror Jesus Solis-Leon, of their University of Nevada, Reno Extension Program. At the County Fair features the following artists: Aileen Manriquez, Cleopatra Sandoval, Daniel Kekipi, Dreams of Thread, Emma […]
Fifteen years after Holding On To Sounds' Songs of Freedom was released on CD, a limited edition LP of songs will now be available as a fundraiser, and the band is reuniting to play one last show to celebrate.
All profits from the sale of the vinyl record will go to benefit the Las Vegas Rescue Mission. Founded in 1970, the Las Vegas Rescue Mission (LVRM) started with a small storefront building that included the chapel, kitchen and a shelter that could house a few men. Today, LVRM campus takes up two city blocks in downtown Las Vegas, helping hundreds of men, women and their children daily, and provides approximately 30,000 meals each month.
With Live Performances by, HOTS (Final Performance), Peaceful Retreat, Phil A / Hassan, The Rifleman, Go Bold, and BIGGS.
Celebrate 50 years of the West Las Vegas Library during a special 1973-themed event featuring live music performed by Vegas Groove. The first library established on the Historic Westside was located in a storefront on “D” Street to serve the families of African American Hoover Dam migrant workers. The women of Operation Life led the […]
Home + History Las Vegas organizes four days of events that celebrate Southern Nevada’s captivating iconic heritage, prominent figures, significant architecture, and built environments. These events share the stories that have shaped Las Vegas into the world’s most iconic city. Enjoying The List? Become a member today!
Organized crime in Philadelphia is often overshadowed by underworld intrigues 100 miles up the road in New York, but the City of Brotherly Love has a rich Mob story of its own. In a program dubbed "It's Not Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Organized Crime in the City of Brotherly Love," a panel of authors, journalists, […]
Mr. Freeze, from the Rock Steady Crew, displays his personal archive and photography collection sharing his experience through 40 Years Of Hip Hop History. Featuring an immersive, interactive, experience through the elements of hip hop. Curated by Shannon Dorn.
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